What It Means:

After the White Sox dealt Chris Sale this offseason, Quintana became the obvious choice for first day duties. The 28-year-old left-hander has made at least 32 starts in four consecutive seasons for the pale hose, putting up a 3.35 ERA in that span.

Quintana is expected to go 12-11 across 200 innings this upcoming season, according to numberFire's models, who project him to twirl a 3.65 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 21.8 strikeout percentage.